Communication competencies are among the most coveted skills on the planet—whether applied in the workplace, social settings, or at home.

Training and Development: Enhancing Talent for the 21st Century teaches people how to develop essential communication and leadership talent.  It is not just a book about training; it is a book that prescribes how to do training.

Recently revised to emphasize e-Learning and web-based training during the COVID-19 pandemic, the NEW third edition of Training and Development…

Music Appreciation offers a comprehensive exploration of music as a global art form, guiding students through the major periods of Western classical music, the evolution of American popular styles, influential genres from around the world, and the foundational elements that shape how we listen. Designed specifically for non-musicians and general education students, this turn-key course package emphasizes how to listen, what to listen for, and why music matters across cultures, histories, and communities.

The course introduces students to the fundamental…

Jazz Appreciation provides an extensive overview of the origins and development of jazz from its roots in the pre-jazz styles of the late nineteenth century to its contemporary styles of the present. The turn-key course package emphasizes the evolution of different jazz styles and trends while instilling the necessary background to understand what is going on technically when listening to jazz. 

Jazz Appreciation contains 16 chapters on the history and development of jazz. Each chapter concludes with a quiz, giving students the…